frugal engineering

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How Nehru’s Politics Hobbled Modern India’s Use of Technology for Development

For Space, and ISRO, Frugality Is a Tightrope Walk Not Worth Celebrating

Engineers around the GSLV D5 ahead of its launch, in the vehicle assembly building, Sriharikota. Credit: ISRO

Would ISRO Launches Be So Cheap If Indian Labour Were Not Underpaid?